St. Hilarian

Church of St. John the Baptist, Espalion, France

According to a pamphlet provided by the church St. Hilarian was a priest there when Espalion was invaded by Saracens, who beheaded him. Hence the Mass vestments and the severed head. This way of posing the saint is sometimes used for other beheaded martyrs in France, such as St. Denis and St. Valeria of Limoges.

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